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Aboudia
Born in 1983, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Lives and works in New York City, United States, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Overview
Aboudia's work depicts the vitality and the unvarnished energy of a youth that gets by and manages; the smiles are a little nightmarish at times, but these broad smiles exalt their experience. This generation on the fringes of society is growing and taking on a new form. Its strength is becoming clearer as it is restructured. In each work swarms a multitude of lives, a breath of fresh air and noise, silhouettes seek their place in endlessly narrow spaces. In Aboudia's canvases the presence of y...Read more
Selected artworks